Further along our scarecrow trail Katharine and I found this display of Wallace and Gromit. By this time we had seen around half of the scarecrow scenes on our trail, and have moved from Wigginton village to Haxby.
Wallace & Gromit is a British stop-motion comedy franchise created by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. The series consists of four short films and one feature-length film, and has spawned numerous spin-offs and TV adaptations. A new film is planned for release in 2024. The series centres on Wallace, a good-natured, eccentric, cheese-loving inventor, along with his companion Gromit, a silent yet loyal and intelligent anthropomorphic dog. The first short film, A Grand Day Out, was finished and made public in 1989.
Because of their widespread popularity, the characters have been described as positive international cultural icons of both modern British culture and British people in general. BBC News called them "some of the best-known and best-loved stars to come out of the UK". Icons has said they have done "more to improve the image of the English world-wide than any officially appointed ambassadors". Although not overtly set in any particular town, Park has hinted that it was inspired by 1950s Wigan in Northern England. Wallace's accent comes from the Holme Valley of West Yorkshire. Wallace is fond of Wensleydale cheese (from North Yorkshire).
Wallace and Gromit are popular with both children and adults and they regularly appear on TV.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Wallace and Gromit are popular with adults as well as children, just like the scarecrow trail itself was, making them ideal subjects for the trail.
Ian
Thank you Vesna, these are fun characters!
Ian